Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy: The Online Diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother

Welcome to the online diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother (me) who is busy celebrating the positive portions of her everyday life ... along with her best friend husband (Cary). It is quite an eclectic diary and I try to do my best to incorporate a little bit of history into many of my posts. Your visit to our piece of American Pie is greatly appreciated. This chatty Kathy posts frequently, so coming back to visit often is highly encouraged.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

Book Blub Friday: Ernie Rector, Paranormal Inspector

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It is Friday again, and you know what that means ... time for Lisa at Writing in the Buff's Book Blub Friday. It's easy, it's fun, and you can join in too! Each Friday, Lisa gives us a photo (this week she posted another one of mine; cool, thanks Lisa), and we have one week to come up with a story (150 words or less) where we write a book blurb that goes along with the picture.

Here is my take on this week's photo:

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

A sequel to Kathy Matthews first novel (Finding Jen) Ernie Rector, Paranormal Inspector is a fast-paced murder mystery with a twist. Follow Ernie Rector as he works to save his club from a haunting reputation and investigates further details of a young woman's death.

The 5' 7", ornery, obese manager of the town's only gentleman's club, Ernie Rector is also regarded as the best paranormal investigator around. Now Ernie has his own ghostly encounters to deal with. The club seems to have spirits everywhere, including one who hangs out on the hallway ceiling leading to his room. Young Jennifer's body was found in the quarters next to Ernie's last month, and he's had no peace from her restless soul. Jen seems to be actively forcing him to bring the full story of her murder to light.

Join Ernie as he solves this haunting and makes things right for Jen.

This concludes the official part of Lisa's Book Blurb Friday
(150 words).

I assigned myself some extra credit, due to the fact that I have more photos of this joint.

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

The Olympic Club in Centralia, Washington is now a McMenamins hotel. At one point in time, it really was a gentleman's club. A man named Ernie Rector really was the manager. I don't know if he was ornery, but the obese part is true. And the real Ernie Rector, as far as I know, was not a paranormal inspector. I just loved his name, and the picture for this week was taken right outside of his door.

Cary and I stayed in the room named after Ernie:

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

True to McMenamins style, hand-painted history is written on the walls of each room. Here is some information about the real Ernie Rector (as always, you can click to enlarge the photos):

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Is the Olympic Club haunted? Many believe it is. You can click here to read Karen Fraizier's article for a beginning to your research. The Olympic Club was built on site of apartment fire where a man died, long ago. The 1919 Armistice Day Massacre also involved the club property. At least one ghost has been felt, heard and seen, according to some.

I didn't feel anything weird, but I can see a huge face on the ceiling light fixture of the photo prompt that Lisa chose. Also, I can clearly see the face on the wall in the Billiards Room in the picture below (thankfully I didn't see it until after I got home):

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

Please click here to learn more about the settling of Centralia that suggests that The Olympic Club is haunted (forward it to the 6 minute point for the investigation).

My Photos of Downtown Centralia, Washington:

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy ~ Kathy Matthews

I think that my photography is better than my fiction writing, but thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope that you enjoyed your visit! Make sure to hop on over to Lisa's to read everybody else's stories, they are lots of fun! Just ""CLICK HERE".

Here is a link to more photos of several McMenamins that we have visited: "CLICK HERE".


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